Blade runner News

London -
Rutger Hauer is one of the most versatile and prolific actors, having made over 150 movies. Of these perhaps 'Blade Runner' will always stand out. The actor was in London at the end of July to address a panel at the London Film and Comic Con.

Toronto -
The MZTV Museum of Television & Archive recently opened in Toronto. Created by Canadian media mogul Moses Znaimer, it’s a salute to Canada’s television history. The museum also considers the influence of TV's position in both large and small ways.

Media, motivated by their ethical standards, recently used words like "tragedy" to describe the killing of South African model Reeva Steenkamp. It is being revisited now because her life was taken a year ago and her killer has now broken his silence.

Billionaire entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw, who founded Shaw Brothers Studios and is credited with bringing the kung fu or martial arts genre of movies to a mainstream audience, has died at home, aged 107.

Pretoria -
Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, is reportedly seeking options to broker an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit apart from the criminal case the athlete faces.

The much-discussed BBC documentary “Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened,” which probes into the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day, is coming soon to televisions in Canada and the U.S.

Pretoria -
The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp will be the biggest and most sensational trial of a sporting personality since that of OJ Simpson. That is where the similarity ends.

In the age of CGI, a 25 year old movie still stands head and shoulders above most FX films, remains a solid favorite among Sci Fi fans, and continues to be an industry influence. Adam Savage, a long-time special-effects wizard, is still amazed by it.